Cher Lloyd has shared a forlorn selfie to Instagram to mark her 33rd birthday on Tuesday after splitting from husband Craig Monk.
The former X Factor singer cut a casual figure in a white T-shirt and wore a glamorous palette of makeup as she posed for a selfie in a car.
She looked into the camera as she held up her left hand, which she has replaced her wedding ring with a chunky gold ring, to her face.
The songstress’s small heart tattoo on her ring finger remained. She also has a red heart paired with Craig’s name on her left wrist.
Cher recently revealed that she has split from her husband Craig after 13 years of marriage, just three months after her father’s death.
After news of the marriage breakdown emerged, a source told the Daily Mail that Cher should ‘stop airing her dirty laundry in public’, and instead focus on ‘talking’ to her estranged spouse.
Cher Lloyd has shared a forlorn selfie to Instagram to mark her 33rd birthday on Tuesday after splitting from husband Craig Monk
Cher recently revealed that she has split from her husband Craig after 13 years of marriage, just three months after her father’s death
Cher first sparked speculation over her marriage when she shared a snap of her ring-free hand on Instagram, and later responded to a user by saying she’d thrown her wedding ring ‘in the bin’.
Then, a source close to Craig urged the singer to ‘have an adult conversation with her husband’ instead of posting about the state of their marriage online.
They said Craig found Cher’s comments ‘disrespectful’ adding: ‘She’s obviously spent the last few days photographing her hand. It seems to be for attention.
‘To say that she’s thrown her wedding ring in the bin is extremely disrespectful. Once something like that goes online, it’s always online.
‘I think it’s quite obvious that she’s not acting in a very mature manner. Maybe have an adult conversation instead of going straight onto Instagram.’
Cher married Craig in November 2013 and the couple share two daughters, Delilah-Rae, who was born in May 2018, and Eliza Violet, born in September 2023.
The source added: ‘Craig’s okay. He’s getting on with life and prioritising his two girls and that is literally all that is at the forefront of his mind. They are the only ones who matter in all of this.’
The Daily Mail contacted Cher’s representative for comment.
On Tuesday, Cher alluded to moving ‘onto greater things’ amid the surprise split.
Moreover, she ‘liked’ a number of posts referencing her gut and intuition, crying for hours and lost love.
She then liked a funny video showing somebody dancing in a video to Shakira’s Hips Don’t Lie, with the caption: ‘Me after crying for two hours’.
Another shot showed words layered over an image of Jessica Alba reading: ‘Source? My gut feeling. My intuition. Super symbolic dream. The vibe I got.’
The singer previously shared a photo of her ring-free hand with her 2.6 million Instagram followers, saying her ring was ‘in the bin’
When a fan asked Cher where her wedding ring was, she replied that it was ‘in the bin’
One of the more poignant videos shared by Cher, was a video with a voiceover saying: ‘I’ll buy you whatever you want,’ with the response: ‘No you can’t’.
An accompanying caption read: ‘What happened to old-school love? When trust came naturally, loyalty meant something, and people weren’t afraid to genuinely care for each other.’
Cher and Craig got engaged less than a year after meeting, following her rise to stardom on The X Factor, where Cheryl Tweedy was her mentor.
During a guest appearance on ITV chat show Loose Women in October 2018, Cher said: ‘You know when you grow up and dream of that fairy tale of course we’ve had our ups and downs, but honestly it is like a fairy tale with me and him.’
The speculation of a marriage split comes just three months after Cher announced the devastating news that her father had died.
In an emotional statement posted onto her social media, she wrote: ‘Life will never be the same again. I’ve never felt pain like this. My Dad, I love you. Goodnight. 10.03.73 – 11.04.26.’
Cher also shared an image of a text message conversation with her dad Darren, in which she had said ‘I love you dad. More than you’ll ever know,’ to which he replied: ‘I know you do. And I love you more and more each day see you tomorrow.’
Cher’s father struggled throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, and was rushed to hospital three times in 2020 as he battled against the deadly bug.
At the time – due to the strict restrictions – Cher was unable to visit her dad.
